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Afghan democracy wasn’t doomed to fail – the US broke promises
After the signing of the Munich agreement in 1938 that allowed Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia, Winston Chu...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailLee arrives in France, set for summit with Macron in Paris
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Nice, France, on Sunday on a four-day visit that will later take him to ...
Paris, France · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailAnti-base Okinawa gov. in tight race with base supporter: poll
Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running neck and ...
Okinawa, Japan · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailWest Papua activist calls on Pacific leaders to pressure Indonesia over UN visit
A West Papuan activist is calling on Pacific leaders to "stand up strong" and hold Indonesia to its commitment to allow ...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailAfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailThe volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
Borneo, Indonesia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailPostcard from PIF: Hardly divided, leaders took a stand on China test
The focus for this year’s annual gathering of Pacific leaders and partners was always going to be about China. With the ...
Palau · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGermany’s Far Right Just Misses Majority in Crucial State Election
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anha...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailChina Piles Pressure on Taiwan With Fresh Patrols Off East Coast
For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailMike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate'
Mike Huckabee criticised for accusing Jewish UK foreign secretary of 'Jew hate' The US ambassador to Israel has been cri...
Jerusalem · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailNew dossier sheds light on Sudan chemical weapons allegations
Documents, videos, and text messages reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post appear to show Sudan’s milit...
Khartoum, Sudan · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIran’s Hormuz leverage wanes as U.S. economic squeeze bites
After years of surviving sanctions, Tehran is now confronting one of the harshest squeezes in the Islamic Republic's his...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailBritish citizens clash with police in Portsmouth over arrival of migrants — newspaper
On September 6, illegal migrants were brought to Portsmouth from a vessel intercepted by UK authorities in the English C...
Portsmouth, United Kingdom · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGerman far right claims historic win
Germany’s nationalist AfD won a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, potentially making it...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUS envoys Witkoff, Kushner spearhead Russia-Ukraine diplomacy push
US envoys held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Mosco...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUS and Iran trade attacks on oil tankers
The US and Iran traded attacks on oil tankers over the weekend, intensifying pressure on energy flows through the Strait...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailFar-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election
If the AfD can win, it will secure a foothold for advancing its agenda to heavily restrict immigration, restore ties wit...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system
The Kang Kon is capable of delivering 'annihilating retaliatory strikes'.
Pyongyang, North Korea · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUS envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to re...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailJewish settlers kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank
Jewish settlers kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank Jewish settlers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in Haj...
Qalqilya, Palestine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailPreliminary results of German elections humiliate Merz’s ruling party — Dmitriev
The AfD's historic win humiliates the narrow-mindedness of the discredited German ruling coalition, Russian Direct Inves...
Berlin, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailMost Critical Minerals Aren’t Going to the Energy Transition
An Oakland Institute analysis challenges claims that a large increase in mining is an unavoidable cost of replacing foss...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea deploys naval destroyer on east coast to boost nuclear deterrence
North Korea formally deployed the Kang Kon naval destroyer at a ceremony on the east coast on Sunday, according to state...
Pyongyang, North Korea · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailJamaican minister to file slavery reparations petition to King Charles during UK visit
A Jamaican government delegation visiting Britain is set to file a petition addressed to King Charles on Monday, raising...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUK authorities intercept boat with 140 undocumented migrants in English Channel — TV
According to the TV channel, the vessel was heading toward the coast of the English county of Hampshire
Dover, United Kingdom · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailWhat’s Happening in Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial?
The trial has dropped from the headlines amid ongoing corruption controversies and the massive flooding that hit vast ar...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIran accuses US of making world pay for war it started
Iran accuses US of making world pay for war it started Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei has accused Wash...
Tehran, Iran · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailFar-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival
Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leavingFar-...
Portsmouth, United Kingdom · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli attacks kill and wound Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank
Israeli attacks kill and wound Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank An Israeli drone strike has killed one Pa...
Gaza · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailDeath toll from shipwreck off northern coast of Cyprus up to 14
There were 267 people on board
Cyprus · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIran says plans to announce new ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz
“Any ship that enters this area with the intention of passing through the Strait of Hormuz and is identified will be pla...
Tehran, Iran · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. envoys visit Kyiv for first time after meeting Putin in Moscow
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff made their first trip to Kyiv, one day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Russia and China learned from America after 9/11
Journalists Mikhail Zygar and Cindy Yu explain how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped reshape Russia and China's am...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGerman Far-Right AfD Set to Win State Vote, Short of Majority
The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public disc...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailTokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies
Governor Yuriko Koike considers the uptick in births in the Japanese capital among her proudest achievements.
Tokyo, Japan · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUN welcomes any efforts toward talks between Russia, Ukraine
Thus Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq commented on the visits by the US negotiators Steve Wit...
New York, United States · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailPeace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain
Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writ...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailPeace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain
Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writ...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailCan AfD form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II?
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to win a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailEx-Pentagon chief anticipates US-Iran standoff to continues for six months more
Leon Panetta noted that there are very few options available to bring this war to an end
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